SSDRC




What is the Application Process for Social Security Disability and SSI?

How do you Win Benefits under Social Security Disability or SSI?

If I am determined disabled, how far back will Social Security pay benefits?

How do you prove your disability case if you have a mental condition?

What Can I Do to Improve My Chances of Winning Disability Benefits

Common Mistakes after Receiving a Denial of Social Security Disability or SSI Benefits

How to File for Disability - Tips for Filing

If You Get Approved For SSDI Will You Also Get Medicare?

How much does a Social Security disability attorney get paid?

Social Security Disability SSI Criteria and the Evaluation Process

How long does it take to be approved for SSI or Social Security disability?

What do you Need to Prove to Qualify for Disability Benefits?

Social Security Disability SSI and Fibromyalgia

Social Security Disability SSI and Degenerative Disc Disease

Can I Qualify For Disability and Receive Benefits based on Depression?

Answers to questions about SSD and SSI disability

What Disabilities Qualify for SSI and Social Security Disability Benefits?

Social Security Disability Status

Social Security Disability Tips — how a claim gets worked on

Social Security Disability, SSI Disability - Terms, Definitions, Concepts


Will Social Security Disability Pay for X-rays or an MRI?


How to prove you are disabled
and win disability benefits

 
In some cases Social Security will pay for x-rays if the disability examiner thinks they are necessary for himself, or necessary for a physician performing a consultative exam (commonly referred to as a social security medical exam, CEs are brief examinations given to determine the claimant’s current medical condition) to make a decision on a claim.

However, Social Security pays for x-rays only when they are absolutely essential to decide a claim. MRIs and other screenings of this nature: i.e., CT scans, bone scans, etc., are not covered by Social Security due to the cost involved in obtaining this information.

Fortunately, many people who file for SSD based on ongoing medical conditions such as back pain, spinal stenosis, rheumatoid arthritis, seizure activity, etc., have already undergone treatment for these conditions with an independent physician. In such cases, the results of advanced medical imaging techniques needed to diagnose these types of disabilities may already be in the patient’s medical file.

Ideally anyone who files for disability benefits will have received medical treatment in the past and established a medical history with a treating physician or physicians. If, due to financial constraints or other reasons this is not the case, Social Security will schedule the CE needed to close the case, which could include x-rays, but not any sort of advanced imaging techniques.














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Individual Questions and Answers


  • Making a Request for a Disability Hearing

  • Social Security Denial - What should be done if your disability is denied?

  • Applying for disability benefits in Illinois

  • How Many Times Will Social Security Disability Deny You before You Get Approved?

  • Advice to Win Social Security Disability and SSI Benefit Claims

  • Disability Lawyer Success Rate - Do Lawyers Improve The Chances of Winning?

  • Are you allowed to receive VA benefits and Social Security Disability at the same time ?

  • Filing for Disability - Can you speed up the Social Security Disability process?

  • Filing for Social Security disability- what to bring when you apply

  • Hiring a Qualified Disability Lawyer in Arizona

  • How long will it take to receive Social Security disability after you have been approved?

  • How to Apply for Disability - Where do I go to apply for disability ?

  • Can You Apply For Disability When You Lose Your Job?

  • How Long Will My Case Be at the Social Security Hearing Office Before It gets Scheduled?

  • What will trigger a review of a social security disability claim?

  • What kind of cases win disability benefits ?

  • Will Work Cause You To Lose Your Disability Benefits?

  • How Will Social Security Decide a Disability Case that's filed?

  • What If you intended an appeal of your Social Security Disability claim but missed the deadline?

  • How Far Back Does Social Security Look At Your Medical Records for an SSDI or SSI Case?

  • Can You Get Approved For SSI or SSD Benefits IF You Have A Mental Condition But Do Not Take Medication?

  • Pancreatitis, Social Security Disability, and Applying for Benefits

  • If I am Awarded Social Security Disability Will My Benefits be Cutoff Later?

  • What Are The Reasons For Social Security Disability Cases Being Denied?

  • How to File for SSI

  • When you file for disability and have both Mental and Physical Conditions

  • Social Security Disability Advice from the Wrong Sources

  • Can the Social Security Office give you Bad Advice on a Disability Claim?
























    SSD and SSI are Federal Programs

    The title II Social Security Disability and title 16 SSI Disability programs operate under federal guidelines and, therefore, the program requirements--medical and non-medical--apply to all states:

    Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

    Recent approval and denial statistics for various states can be viewed here:

    Social Security Disability, SSI Approval and Denial Statistics by state

    Special Section: Disability Lawyers and unnecessary claim denials